Maria Dolores Braquehais Conesa, M.D., Ph.D. Impulsivity is a relatively new concept used mainly since the nineteenth century in the Occidental realm to refer to the old idea of control of passions. Nowadays, impulsivity is studied as a personality dimension as well as a diagnostic category (“Impulse Control Disorders”). From another point of view, neurobiologists […]
Dr. Jess G. Fiedorowicz is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Epidemiology, and Internal Medicine at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine. He graduated summa cum laude from Marquette University and with Honors in Research from the Medical College of Wisconsin. He completed a medicine (transitional year) internship at St. Luke’s Hospital in Milwaukee, […]
Leo Sher, M.D. Suicide rates in the U.S. military are rising. American troops are taking their own lives in the largest numbers since records began to be kept in 1980. In 2008, the Army reported 128 suicides among active duty and mobilized National Guard and Reserves personnel (1). In 2007 and 2006, 115 and 102 […]
Dr. Robertas Bunevicius is a physician and researcher specialized in psychiatry, endocrinology, and psychophysiology. He received a superior clinical and research training in Lithuania, Russia and the USA. Dr. Bunevicius received his MD degree from the Kaunas University of Medicine in Kaunas, Lithuania; Ph.D. degree from Research Endocrinology Center of the Academy of Sciences of […]
“In 1994, I graduated in Medicine and Surgery from Cairo University in Egypt. After graduation, I obtained master degrees in preventive and internal medicine from Cairo and Alzhar Universities, respectively. Due to my excellent performance in the graduate studies, I was selected as a best candidate to pursue PhD in epidemiology and biostatistics from Tulane […]
Masahito Fushimi, M.D., Ph.D. A history of previous suicide attempts serves as a significant risk factor associated with suicide victims. In other words, suicide attempters have a high probability of completing suicide in the future (i.e., high-risk group for future suicide victims). In fact, one of the important suicide prevention measures is to provide care […]
Leo Sher, M.D. Multiple lines of evidence suggest that psychological problems are associated with cardiovascular disorders (1,2). Studies of war veterans from prior wars have shown that those with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are at substantially increased risk of developing and dying from cardiovascular disease (3,4). A research group from San Francisco examined the association […]
Pirkis J, Neal L, Dare A, Blood RW, Studdert D.Center for Health Policy, Programs and Economics, School of Population Health, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.Suicide Life Threat Behav. 2009 Apr;39(2):190-3. There are worldwide concerns that pro-suicide web sites may trigger suicidal behaviors among vulnerable individuals. In 2006, Australia became the first country to criminalize […]
Said Shahtahmasebi, Ph.D. Science is a man-made knowledge-based system derived from ongoing observations which are based on theories about our surroundings. Scientific knowledge acknowledges only the observable and replicable phenomena as truth. Any information about the past and the rest of the universe are merely theories and speculation based on partial observations and historical finds. […]
Said Shahtahmasebi, Ph.D., currently lives in New Zealand. His career history in academia, UK National Health Service, and Private sector includes research and research methodology, research capacity building, and application of operational research and statistical modelling in nutrition and nutritional intervention, gerontology, adolescent health, and suicide. His interest in public health led him to view […]
